Looking for a good book to read?
To everyone sheltering in place, thank you. It’s clearly working and it has saved lives. As one wag said, our parents/grandparents were called to war to defeat facism and save the world, whereas we are…
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COVID-19 and Junkyards
Sanitization has became our new national pastime. Rightfully so, of course, because we all need to be washing our hands regularly and sanitizing what we touch if we want to beat this pandemic. I grew…
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Three Book Suggestions
Has there ever been a better time to pick up a good book? Staying at home is our new national calling, and reading a good book is a great investment of our extra time (besides,…
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Generous Relationships
A lot of people overlook a simple way to be generous: go through your rolodex. A couple years ago I wrote about being generous without money. The Coronavirus pandemic had me thinking about that post,…
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Celebrity Philanthropy
Years ago I wrote about celebrity philanthropy. It’s a topic that makes me roll my eyes (sorry Renee). It’s especially over the top as this virus sadly creates high profile opportunities to be … well,…
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Solutions of Privilege II
A few years ago I wrote about the “problems of privilege” and what the solutions might be for those problems. A recent conversation about the people on a cruise who were quarantined off the coast…
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The Color of Life
About ten or fifteen years ago I was part of a small mentoring organization in the Bay Area. The focus was to identify and nurture “home grown talent” in ministry, business, church work … really…
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Junkyards Save Lives
My guest blogger this week is Jason Sautel. Jason is one curious dude. His background as a firefighter in Oakland has given him hundreds of stories to share about life, death, pain, joy, and forgiveness….
